Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to announce Thursday whether he’ll sign or veto several high-profile pieces of legislation. But a bill that would help fund a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge will not be among them.
Benny’s Car Wash owner Justin Alford is planning to convene a meeting this week of business owners who share his concerns about the city’s rising crime rate and his determination to do something about it.
While much attention of late has been focused on the uncertain fate of President Biden’s massive infrastructure stimulus package, currently stalled on Capitol Hill, a congressional committee worked literally through the night on a separate bill that includes money for specific bridge and highway projects in Louisiana, including a new Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge.